MANILA (Xinhua): Philippine troops have killed 15 suspected rebels in three-day clashes in the southern Philippine Misamis Oriental province, Philippine Army Spokesperson Major Francisco Garello said on Thursday (May 14).
Maj Francisco Garello said the military launched a series of the offensive against an estimated 80 New People's Army (NPA) insurgents from Sunday to Tuesday in the outskirt of Gingoog City. Ten rebels were killed in the clash, he said.
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